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"The hospitals are overloaded, the schools, and jails and we have a great problems with the undocumented that cost us $817 million dollars a year. One must do something", emphasized Sen. Pittenger.

Although the senator recognized that his proposal might not be discussed in the Senate because the democrats, control the Legislature, they argue that the undocumented problem is a "federal problem", some Hispanic leaders think that with mentioning this issue it will generate "hatred and tension among the communities".

"One must not lower their guard. We are living in difficult times in this state and it is important that we voice ourselves", affirmed today to Efe Angeles Ortega, executive director of the Latin-American Coalition in Charlotte.

According to Ortega, the strategy to continue for organizations will be to flood with calls, faxes, letters, e-mails, to the legislators to express opposition to any anti-immigrant government bill.

"For each call in favor of the undocumented there are four against. The legislators are maintaining a count and they will act according to the to feel of their voters", indicated Ortega.

For Tony Asión, director of El Pueblo in Raleigh, capital of the state, the proposal of Pittenger is "absurd and ridiculous" and motivated by a political end.

"I believe that it is not going to transcend as it is but there are possibilities that any of the others are taken into account by the legislators", emphasized Asión[/b]